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This is the primary controller of the lab. It runs the Power Droid software.
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<p>
This is the machine that runs automated test and measurement functions. 
It also provides, at least, the following services.
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<ul>
  <li>IP routing and address translation (NAT).
  </li>
  <li>DNS server, caching for performance.
  </li>
  <li>Netperf server for network throughput tests.
  </li>
  <li>FTP server.
  </li>
  <li>Web/HTTP server.
  </li>
  <li>GPIB controller for controlling instrumentation.
  </li>
  <li>Network packet capture.
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  <li>USB host controller for interacting with DUT.
  </li>
  <li>Bluetooth OBEX client and server.
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  <li>Bluetooth sniffing and debugging tools.
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<p>This is a Dell Precision 390, Intel Core2 Duo machine. It's running
Gentoo Linux, x86_64 SMP kernel and software. It contains the following
interfaces.</p>

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  <li>Gigabit Ethernet (3 interfaces)
  </li>
  <li>PCI USB 2.0 host controller
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  <li>Internal USB host controller
  </li>
  <li>GPIB/IEEE-488 (PCIe bus card)
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  <li>Serial port
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  <li>Bluetooth (USB dongle)
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<p>It runs the Power Droid test and measurement software. This is used to
make power consumption measurements, and other types of hardware tests.</p>

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  <caption>Documentation</caption>
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     <td>Gentoo web site</td>
     <td><a href="http://www.gentoo.org/">http://www.gentoo.org/</a></td>
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    <td>Hardware Specs</td>
    <td><a href="spec_precn_390_en.pdf">spec_precn_390_en.pdf</a></td>
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    <td>GPIP/IEEE-488 Card</td>
    <td><a href="http://www.inesinc.com/gpib-pci-e">http://www.inesinc.com/gpib-pci-e</a></td>
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